The First Apparition occurred just eight days after the entreaty of Pope
Benedict XV that the Mother of God intercede for the end of WW I. Our Lady came
to the Cova da Iria, just outside the little village of Fatima, Portugal, and
appeared on top of a small holm-oak to three little children: Lucia, Jacinta,
and Francesco.

The First Apparition, May 13

Significantly in this first encounter the Blessed Virgin Mary taught the
children about the gravity of sin which merits temporal punishment, the reality
of Grace by which we are given the vision of God, and the efficacy of the daily
recitation of the Rosary to bring about world peace. She also promised to take
each of them to Heaven.

Our Lady's question to the three children is also significant for those who
wish to enter into the Admirable Alliance of Hearts like them: "Are you
willing to offer yourselves to God and bear all the suffering He wills to send
you, as an act of reparation for the sins by which He is offended, and of
supplication for the conversion of sinners?"

At the vision of God the three children fell to the ground and prayed the
prayer that had been taught to them by the Angel of Peace: "O Most Holy
Trinity, I adore You! My God, my God, I love You in the Most Blessed
Sacrament!"

The Second Apparition, June 13

The second encounter took place on the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua. Our
Lady asked the children to pray the Rosary daily. She promised to take Jacinta
and Francesco to heaven soon. To Lucia, She gave the mission of remaining in the
world to establish devotion to Her Immaculate Heart. She promised Lucia:
"My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the way that will lead you to
God."

On that occasion Our Lady gave the children another vision of God and
revealed to the Her Immaculate Heart, surrounded by thorns, outraged by the sins
of humanity, and seeking reparation for them.

The Third Apparition, July 13

This third encounter took place just three days before the Feast of Our Lady
of Mt. Carmel. Now Our Lady asked the children to pray the Rosary in honor of
Our Lady of the Rosary, and said that only She could bring an end to the war.
She promised to work a miracle to lead all to belief in Her appearances at
Fatima and to confirm Her requests. To those who asked for bodily cures or
conversions of loved ones, She promised that they would receive these graces if
they prayed the Rosary. Then She said to the children: "Sacrifice
yourselves for sinners, and say many times, especially whenever you make some
sacrifice: O Jesus, it is for love of You, for the conversion of sinners, and in
reparation for the sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary."

Then Our Lady opened Her hands, as during the previous apparitions, and the
light that was God streamed forth. In this light they were given, on this
occasion, a vision of Hell so horrible and gruesome that the children shrieked
aloud with fear. After showing them Hell Our Lady said to the children:
"You have seen Hell where the souls of poor sinners go. To save them, God
wishes to establish in the world devotion to My Immaculate Heart. If what I say
to you is done, many souls will be saved and there will be peace. The war is
going to end; if people do not cease offending God, a worse one will beak out
during the pontificate of Pius XI. When you see a night illumined by an unknown
light, know that this is the great sign given you by God that He is about to
punish the world for its crimes, by means of war, famine, and persecutions of
the Church and of the Holy Father. "To prevent this, I shall come to ask
for the consecration of Russia to My Immaculate Heart, and the Communion of
Reparation on the First Saturdays. If My requests are heeded, Russia will be
converted, and there will be peace; if not, she will spread her errors
throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will
be martyred, the Holy Father will have much to suffer, various nations will be
annihilated. In the end, My Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy Father will
consecrate Russia to Me, and she will be converted, and a period of peace will
be granted to the world. In Portugal the dogma of the Faith will always be
preserved . . . " "When you pray the Rosary, say after each mystery:
‘O my Jesus, forgive us, save us from the fire of Hell. Lead all souls to
heaven, especially those who are most in need.’"

The Fourth Apparition, August 15

This encounter was delay two days because of the attempts of the masonic
government to bring an end to the Apparitions, which were, by this time, drawing
pilgrims from all parts of Portugal.

During this visit, Our Lady exhorted the children: "Pray, pray very
much, and make sacrifices for sinners; for many souls go to Hell, because there
are none to sacrifice themselves and to pray for them."

The Fifth Apparition, September 13

This encounter took place on the day before the Feast of the Triumph of the
Holy Cross. On this occasions Our Lady told the children about the miracle to
take place in October, and that "God is pleased with your sacrifices."

The Sixth Apparition, October 13

October 13, 1917 was marked by heavy rains throughout western Europe and
especially in Fatima, Portugal. Approximately 70,000 persons had gathered to see
the promised miracle, even reporters from the secular papers in Lisbon.

On this occasion, Our Lady revealed Herself as the Blessed Virgin Mary, the
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary. She asked the three children to continue to pray
the Rosary daily and prophesied the end of the World War. After responding to a
request for the conversion and healing of certain persons Our Lady, looking sad,
said: "Do not offend the Lord Our God any more, because He is already so
much offended."

Then Our Lady ascended into the Heavens and the three children were given a
vision of St. Joseph holding the Child Jesus and blessing the world, of Jesus
Himself blessing the world, and of Herself under Her titles of the Immaculate
Conception, Coredemptrix, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

While the children beheld these visions a most extraordinary miracle occurred
in the heavens. The sun began to twirl about in the sky and rays of all colors
came forth radiating from its disk. It began to move about erratically and then
fell suddenly to the earth amid the cries and shouts of more that 70,000
pilgrims and critics who had assembled. Afterwards, it began to ascend to its
former place, leaving the entire crowd and ground perfectly dry. This miracle
was seen even as far away as 20 miles and was witnessed even by the atheistic
reporters who were present.

Our Lady Establishes the Devotion of the Five First Saturdays

The Apparition of December 10, 1925

On this day Our Lady, holding Her Immaculate Heart in Her Hand, appeared to
Lucia, and by Her side stood the Child Jesus on a luminous cloud. The Child
Jesus said: "Have compassion on the Heart of your Most Holy Mother, covered
with thorns, with which ungrateful men pierce it at every moment, and there is
no one to make an act of reparation to remove them."

Then the Blessed Virgin Mary said to Lucia: "Look, my daughter, at My
Heart, surrounded with thorns with which ungrateful men pierce Me at every
moment by their blasphemies and ingratitude. You at least try to console Me and
say that I promise to assist at the hour of death, with the graces necessary for
salvation, all those who, on the first Saturday of five consecutive months,
shall confess, receive Holy Communion, recite five decades of the Rosary, and
keep me company for fifteen minutes while meditating on the fifteen mysteries of
the Rosary, with the intention of making reparation to Me."

On another occasion the Child Jesus reappeared to Lucia and asked that those
who practice this devotion, receive Him in Holy Communion when in the state of
grace.

Our Lady Requests the Consecration of Russia

The Last Apparition, June 6, 1929

"I had sought and obtained permission from my superiors and confessor to
make a Holy Hour from eleven o'clock until midnight, every Thursday to Friday
night. Being alone one night, I knelt near the altar rails in the middle of the
chapel and, prostrate, I prayed the prayers of the Angel. Feeling tired, I then
stood up and continued to say the prayers with my arms in the form of a cross.
The only light was that of the sanctuary lamp. Suddenly, the whole chapel was
illumined by a supernatural light, and above the altar appeared a cross of
light, reaching to the ceiling. In a brighter light on the upper part of the
cross, could be seen the face of a man and his body as far as the waist; upon
his breast was a dove of light; nailed to the cross was the body of another man.
A little below the waist, I could see a chalice and a large host suspended in
the air, upon which drops of blood were falling from the face of Jesus Crucified
and from the wound in His side. These drops ran down upon the host and fell into
the chalice. Beneath the right arm of the cross was Our Lady and in Her hand was
Her Immaculate Heart. Under the left arm of the cross, large letters, as if of
crystal clear water which ran down upon the altar, formed these words:
"Grace and Mercy."

I understood that it was the Mystery of the Most Holy Trinity which was shown
to me, and I received lights about this mystery which I am not permitted to
reveal.

Our Lady then said to me: "The moment has come in which God asks the
Holy Father, in union with all the Bishops of the world, to make the
consecration of Russia to My Immaculate Heart, promising to save it by this
means. There are so many souls whom the Justice of God condemns for sins
committed against Me, that I have come to ask reparation: sacrifice yourself for
this intention and pray."

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